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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1958.

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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

For One Or Two Families

By JOAN O'SULLIVAN

THE two-family house The living rooms differ

TE has the added advan- slightly. Both are the same

one has a large

tage of providing the home size, but builder with extra income, fireplace. As a compensat It more or less pays for it. Ing factor, the other apart self.

ment has its own covered. porch at front.

If you're considering such a plan, look at H-322 KF, n ranch here with two apart

ments.

In Each Unit Each unit has two bea- rcoms, the smaller, a cross- ventilated corner room with two closets. The larger bedroom in each apart ment has double windows and an extremely large wardrobe closet.

Both kitchens feature a U-shaped arrangement of

Design H-822-KF prises 82,898 cubic feet.

.com-

Ono-Family Design

That's a two-family house, but for those who prefér a úlc- (mmily dwelling we offer H-417- KF, an economical rome that's compact and practical.

The living room is sphelous. at a nice tuplace highlighting the far wall. Since there's no grate dining room, a dirting corner could be arranged the kitchen.

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A front, with four windows making it bright and cheerful, appilainces and cabinets. the kitchen features an Leshtpedi Ench has A side service arrangement of cabinets and Appliances. At que side, a door entry.

leads to a landiner from which Baths

centrally tre

tite sicle entry and basernent located, so that they're stairway me necesiple. easily accessible from any bedrooms are at the back, sept- Each bed- part of the apartments, rated by the bath.

room has a wall-length ward- Just across from the baths, robe and is cross-ventilated. stairways lead down to the

Design H-417-KF comprises 18,482 ruble feet. separate basementit,

BATH

DINING ROOM

1CHINA;

BEDROOM 13-5 AH-B

BEDROOM

BATH

6%

DINING ROOM 5-10'x7'-B*

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM: 127324

LIVING ROOM

12' ~7" x 12.7

PLANT ODA

PORCH

PORCH

Both

THIS CHARMING RANCH HOUSE is a two-family dwelling. Doorways are nicely placed, however, so that the house doesn't appear to be a duplex design. The apartment, at right, has its own covered porch. Both apartments have multi-phaned living room windows.

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THE FLOOR PLAN for each apartment of H-322-KF has two bedrooms, a bath, kitchen and a combination living and dining area,

COZY AND COMPACT, H-417-KF is finished in brick veneer with wood trim for contrast. (see insel) shows, there are four rooms. Two bedrooms have corner locations at back,

room are placed at front. The latter has a fireplace wall.

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WHY BE TIMID?

As the floor plan Kitchen and living

Will

Helen Burke gives Incompetent Cook Volunteer No. 1 a practical demonstration in her own kitchen THE VASE

CYNTHIA'S FIRST LESSON IS A FOUR-COURSE MEAL

I

twice before choosing

London secretary Cynthin

Properly cooled breaking the egg on to a hold for quite some time. saves stooping and gives a steaks.

covering the nothing to beat plate, and

"I shall wait till I am a good view of what's coolang. there is And an extra-large fridge. them-not- even salmon or yolk with an egg-cup. That really competent cook.

"I don't know how an in- sòle. I suggested grilling way the white can be drain- don't want any raised eye- competent housewife could them, since, a lot of cheap ed off into a mixing bowl brows from my friends over any difficulty. the meal I've given them.":| get by without a fridge," fish tastes infinitely better without

After marriage Cynthia Her friends will have to she said.

grilled I whipped through the Cynthia watched closely plans to keep on with her wait says Cynthia, till next She says there will winter. Then she hopes to: instructions for potato soup, while I cleaned and senson- job. and reminded Cynthia that ed the ateaks and slid them be no large-scale entertain have mastered the art of

ing at the reiger house cookery. it would make an excellent under the grill.

I tell when "How can base minus watercress for elegant variation like they're done?" she asked.

sway THE POLL?

So

little Misa Shirley Worthington will poơn be wearing another look - the dedicated look of the candidate's wife. Her huis- band, Mr Anthony Royle, lo to stand as a National- Liberal Conservative dù the TSN'T it wonderful what oranges, yellows and yellow-by-alcation at Torrington,

Devon.

Creme Vichyasoise, carrot Allow seven to eight Paint Is Magic If Used Property

the

You can

any

Normandy cream of minutes for a steak an inch or tomato soup.

thick," I told her. "Then The next item on

test them like this."

With a

sharp knife in do with today's greens) bring things closer.

whe colour styling experts' It's not having to ap DIDN'T have to think menu was fish. Inshore cod

prised the flesh away round the bone. When it looks paint colours?

room transform a opaque and firm, instead of completely, and even change translucent, it's ready, I the appearance of a house, just told her. I suggested by the judicious use of the right Of course, it does Maitre-d'Hotel Bauce the colours, perfect sauce for any fish-take a bit of studying to be to go with it.

astonishing bow quickly one becomes adept at using this easy and rewarding magic.

Pegrish as the first of my Incompetent Cooks.

She case,

was a Top Priority Why? Because 20-year-old Cynthia is getting married in June and what she knows about cookery wouldn't fill an egg-cup, let alone satisfy a hungry husband.

But fortunately for her husband-to-bc, estate agent. Clifford Kreiger, Cynthia is more than eager to make up for the hours she didn't spend learning the ABC of cooking in her mother's kitchen.

Over coffee we discussed the type of meal that Cynthia felt prepared to tackle and that Clifford would like to eat.

THE FINER

POINTS

Why be timid? We settled on a four-course meal. I suggested my favourite watercress-and-potato soup for a start, and we moved Into my kitchen for lesson No. 1.

Incompetent cook though she is, Cynthia was quick to. appreciate the finer points of modern kitchen equip mont. An eye-level øyen, and grill, for instance it

TONIGHT'S MENU

FOR TOMORROW

Cream of Corn Soup Grilled skewered Kidneys,

Bacon, Mushrooms and Tomatoes Lyonnaise Potatoes Mont Blanc

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MONT BLANC (for 4) CUT a slit in the rounded

eld

orch of 1 lb. chestruts. Drop them into boiling water, boll for 10 minutas, then shell the mists. Simmar them, in milk with split 2-Ingh, plece of vanlita pod until soft. Drales and dry, then rub them through a slave.

Dissolve 2 ox: sugar in 4 ox. water, then bell to 220 dog. F. just before the "thread" taga). Baxt the Byrup slowly into the aleved chestnuts and add 1 oz. but- ter. Pipe the mixture from nylon big, fitted with, a one-thled-inch nozzle, on to a serving dish, from the outer edge inwards. In avar decreasing but 'ridig oireiks (to make a mound.

plat

Whip together, koream and one tablakkaas sharry or brandy unti -most stifi, Apoan over the

have worked out plans that pear that makes the ner

architectural defevis one might name can be subdued or vous," she is quoted na eny-

"It's having to crested by the right choice ing. of colour, This goes for ex-my mouth." terior paint jobs as well

incide. como an expert, but

Illusion Of Length

it

If a

да

a chirmey, for balance, is out of propórifon with the rest

Tell them

open

Writing as one who has

of the house, painting it the lectured for 40 minutes to some colour as the house wil the Little Missenden Wo- make it blend with the back.

a glass of sherry later) I'd like to weigh in with my two cents' worth of ind-

The third course, chosen by Cynthia, was Escalopes do Veau a la Creme au

ground In some homes, the men's Institute (and if you can. Champaignons. This is a

It doesn't take long to dis- chimney may be a pleasing can satisfy them you

anid dish with an Haute Cuisine cover, for instance, that where feature. If so, it should be satisfy any audience,"

contrasting colour the president's husband over look, but it is very quick a dak-toned paint is used, one painted in

light wall will add to the to attract attention. and easy to cook.

"ไ Mlusion of length, if mich.

Unsightly Gablos Following my Instruc required. A celling in a lighter tions, Cynthia sprinkled shade of paint than that used In the case of 40 unattrac- each escalope with flour, on the walls will give an tive real-line, cut up with too vice.

Tell them all the things many unsightly gables, a good then poured just enough illusion of height.

In many modern apartments, plan is to paint everything on they're dying to know, Bhir- olive oil into the frying pan shirped iving room has the roof dark colousley.

coat the to

bottom and

"What it's like to be a windows at only one end. The house with too many windows added an ounce of butter. dark area at the other end can in a variety of shapes and

"Why the dll?" she endly be improved in various sizes, aliould never have con- famous model... "Do you wanted to know.

trasting paint used on the trim. have to store yourself? ... WAVE

the basic colour for this merely made to the "Do they give you the "The olive oil protects tho Let us may

clothes when the shown jaro on the walls is a bluish-grey. nirenly jumbled effect. batter if you start with The dark and of the L. cim bo A high, narrow house, sobanus

"Do you think my oil, the butter, which you painted a pale grey and hung ungainly with a light-coloured over?... need for favour, won't with a cobred large mirror, rear. The seme house with a fiaughter could ever get a

perhaps reflecting the hornish dark rost sous to drop par job like yours?" burn."

Cynthia wanted a lusciousings of the room. On enterceptibly an Ilt harmoniously on.

ing, one will have the tips into ite zurroundings. sweet to finish up with. So sion of added space. Both Contrasting doors and shut I suggested one of my own the light wall and the mirror: tors will make even plain favouriten, Pineapple will contribute to this pleasing house pickle with a touch of Yvongie.

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we went along!

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effect.

Even when,

in the decor of walls, it is une portaat, way the colgar sty

to choose thats pererlly "pool"

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Individuality.

and so

Tell them about that hand-

as you form to hlin, rentem- me muband of your and, dear John Fronda' cry:

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The b-looking to right "Now, Shirley darling, a want to the biggest smile in ther AMOCLS TIMY LOVE *Charmonious World."

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